Elliott Carter (jan 1, 1908 – jan 1, 2012)
Description:
an American modernist composer.Elliott Carter
A. Music in History: Elliott Carter
1. The most prominent American “intellectual” composer at the end of the century was Carter.
2. He was not part of the university “PhD music” crowd.
3. He tried his hand at various techniques but ultimately focused his energies on rhythm.
4. Carter sought to find a way to bridge objective time with subjective (psychological)
time.
5. The technique most associated with Carter is “tempo modulation” or “metrical modulation.”
B. Carter’s Later Career
1. Carter’s reputation continued to grow after his First Quartet, including a Pulitzer Prize for the Second Quartet.
2. He became associated with the Modernist movement.
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Date:
jan 1, 1908
jan 1, 2012
~ 104 years